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South Carolina, Gonzaga, Oregon And North Carolina

... Heels have advanced this far for the 20 th time. Sindarius Thornwell scored 26 points and hit the go-ahead free throws that put No. 4 South Carolina ahead to stay in a 77-70 triumph over the fourth-seeded Florida Gators. There were 14 lead changes and 10 ties until Thornwell drained two free throws to put the Gamecocks ahead 65-63 with 2:24 remaining. The East Regional MVP followed the foul shots with a nice assist to Maik Kotsar and a steal with 40 seconds left to help South Carolina go ahead 73-68. PJ Dozier added 17 points for the Gamecocks, who trailed 40-33 at halftime. The Gators shot 0-for-14 from 3-point range in the second half after going 7-for-12 from downtown in the opening 20 minutes. Justin Leon had a team-high 18 points for Florida. South Carolina will take on Gonzaga in the first semifinal Saturday at Glendale, Arizona. Like the Gamecocks, the Bulldogs have never played in a Final Four before. In Sunday's second game, North Carolina was facing overtime until Luke Maye drained a jumper with 0.3 ...

Cash Windfall Coming To Gonzaga University, Wsu And Ewu Athletic Departments

... units and concussion education. The cash cannot be used for coaches’ salaries or anything designed to improve athletic performance. The amount given to each school is based on the number of athletic scholarships granted in the 2013-14 school year. A total of $200 million coming from the liquidation of a quasi-endowment will go to Division I schools in a one-time payment in April. Gonzaga University, the only local school without a football team, will get the lowest regional disbursement of $287,156. Eastern Washington University, which gave out 145.51 athletic scholarships that year compared to Gonzaga’s 87.25, will get $478,901 from the NCAA. Washington State University will receive $756,381. That’s less than the $846,856 slotted for the University of Washington. Washington State University associate athletic director of athletic communications Bill Stevens said WSU hopes to use the money to help fund the school’s student athlete academic center. “I think we’re renovating some space to enlarge it,” Stevens said. Gonzaga University did not identify any specific plans for the incoming cash when contacted Friday. “Similar to other NCAA distributions, the funds will ...

Gonzaga Topples Xavier, 83-59, To Reach Final Four

... took it head on with a superb all-around game to give coach Mark Few the one missing piece of his resume. Gonzaga found the range from the perimeter after struggling the first three NCAA tournament games, making 12 of 24 from 3-point range. The defense, a soft spot in the past, shut down the underdog and 11 th-seeded Musketeers (24-14) to win the West Region. The Zags will face the winner between South Carolina and Florida in next week's Final Four in Arizona. J. P Macura led the Musketeers with 18 points. The Musketeers brought their turn-the-page jar of ashes to the NCAA tournament, where they burned through a string of upsets to reach their third Elite Eight and first since 2008. They beat Maryland and Florida State and took down No. 2 Arizona in the regional semifinals, setting up a matchup of small Jesuit schools ...

After A Championship Season, Gonzaga Women’s Basketball Looks For More Next Year

... Much will be expected next year from Smith, a Brewster, Wash., product who transferred two years ago from Nebraska. The heir-apparent to Tinkle, the 6-foot Smith has a strong outside shot (37.8 percent from 3 in WCC play) and length on defense. At 6-foot-5, Wolfram is a true post, which will change the game at both ends of the court. With Wolfram and Barta inside, Fortier expects to get some favorable matchups against most teams. “Chandler isn’t Elle and Emma isn’t Kiara,” Fortier said. “Both do some things differently, and do some things better.”. Things are more settled in the backcourt. Stockton assumed the reins at the point and averaged 27 minutes, 8.0 points and had a 2.0 assists-to-turnovers ratio while running an up-tempo offense. Even as a true sophomore, Stockton also showed leadership on and off the ...

Xavier Gets Lucky Bounce For Basket After Gonzaga Fails To Secure Rebound

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Top-seeded Gonzaga Survives For 61-58 Win Over West Virginia

... Adrian was blocked by Josh Perkins on the putback, Williams-Goss found Mathews in the corner for the open 3-pointer that proved the game-winner. Mathews, Przemek Karnowski and Johnathan Williams all had 13 points to lead the Bulldogs. Carter led the Mountaineers with 21 points. The game was tied at 30 after a first half that was far from an aesthetic masterpiece with 27 fouls and just 16 baskets. The teams combined for 29 percent shooting, including 2 for 16 from 3-point range. The Bulldogs created some space early in the second when Mathews hit 3 s on consecutive trips and added a free throw for a four-point play on the second to make it 41-34. But the Mountaineers fought back and the game stayed tight until the end. BIG PICTURE. West Virginia: The Mountaineers could get nothing going offensively most of the night but a pair of 3-pointers by Carter in the second half helped them fight back from an ...

Yesterday Was A Huge Day For Gonzaga, Spokane

... and Dan Pelle covered every aspect of the contest in San Jose. … In Spokane, GU students gathered to watch the game and Michael Gulledge watched along with them. Kathy Plonka focused a lens on a couple watch parties around town. … When the Bulldogs arrived back on campus late last night, fans were there to great them. So was Josh Horton, with this story , and Jesse Tinsley, with these photographs. … Finally, from around here, is the news the S-R is publishing a book based on the season. • If we only gave you the local pieces, that would be enough. But there is more, much more. National outlets, from Sports Illustrated to Fox Sports , took turns trying to put the Gonzaga win into perspective and to introduce America to its players. … There is regional coverage as well, from Larry Stone’s column in the Seattle Times to game and legacy coverage from the Bay Area newspapers. But my favorite thing of all is this cellphone video of Few getting another assist from Przemek Karnowski. WSU: The Washington State women are still playing but will face a tough task against host Iowa today in the WNIT. The Cougars have posted three consecutive WNIT wins. … The baseball ...

Beard Options For Jay Bilas’s Final Four Bet

... Originally, Bilas made this bet with the Twitter account @Karnowskis Beard. If he wanted to really lean into this bet, he’d try and replicate the impressive, bushy wonder that’s currently donned by the Gonzaga big man. Honestly, this would be the best look for Bilas, and it’d do the most justice to the integrity of the bet. The Silver Screen. One of my favorite Pacino movies is Serpico. Besides being an undercover fighter of corruption, Frank Serpico possessed an incredible beard and a flowing set of hair. I even threw in the aviators for good measure. With a name inspired by two of my favorite things — movies and basketball picks — this is the look I’m pushing the hardest for Bilas to try. Long Runner. One of the hallmarks of broadcasts with Bilas on the call is his segment called “94 Feet.” He picks a player from one of the ...

Gonzaga Displays A Key Character Trait As They Survive West Virginia And Advance To The Elite Eight

... does. So how did Perkins handle the responsibility? Well, he had just one turnover, which is a good thing. However, I’m not sure you can trust that statistic, which comes from the official postgame stat sheet. See, I know the stats are incorrect. With 4 minutes left to play, Perkins drove the left side of the lane and attempted a reverse layup. It missed. The ball came off and touched Johnathan Williams’ fingertips before being rebounded by WV’s Carter. Yet the official stats have Perkins with zero shots. That’s none. I watched the play a couple times and can’t figure out why the folks keeping track credited the shot to Williams. And it makes me wonder if they missed that pretty obvious attempt, what else they might have missed. • CBS gave the West Region to TBS this year, so we didn’t have the A Team on the call. And it seemed, as the game wore on, that neither Brian Anderson or Chris Webber had ...

South Carolina Beats Florida, Will Face Zags In The Final Four

... this year. Its opponent, South Carolina, also made the NCAA Tournament’s final quartet for the first time after beating Florida 77-70 on Sunday afternoon. The seventh-seeded Gamecocks (26-10) did not pull away until the end of their battle with the fourth-seeded Gators. The game saw the lead change 14 times, the 14 th coming when Sindarius Thornwell hit a pair of free throws to put South Carolina up 65-63 with 2:24 left in the game. Thornwell scored eight straight points in the game’s final minutes, including a steal and score to give his team a five-point lead with 40 seconds left. Thornwell, who scored 26 points, was named the regional MVP. He was also named the SEC’s Player of the Year during the regular season. Despite his obvious talents, Thornwell has only recently gained the notoriety afforded to stars at more traditional basketball powers. South Carolina made the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2004 this season and just the ninth time in school history. Prior to this season, the Gamecocks had not won an NCAA ...

Ag Ferguson Tells Gonzaga Students How To Sue A President

... Hanford nuclear plant. “When I sued Barack Obama, not one person said that was political,” Ferguson said. “My job is to go where the law takes me.”. After a federal appeals court upheld the stay on Trump’s first travel ban, he fired off an angry tweet – “ SEE YOU IN COURT ” – and began working on a revised order. That one was blocked last week by another federal judge in Hawaii. The orders are currently being contested by Washington, Hawaii and Maryland. In an interview later on Friday, Ferguson said Trump’s new executive order does include some significant revisions, most notably the omission of Iraq from the list of countries impacted by the travel restrictions. “It no longer applies to green card holders; that’s 500,000 people,” he said. “It no longer applies to those with travel visas; that’s another 50,000 to 100,000 folks.”. But the underlying legal problem remains, he said. “We agree (the revised order) applies to a more narrow group of individuals, but you’re just violating the rights of a smaller group of folks,” he said. “That does not ...

Which Is The Real Final Four Favorite

... coach Frank Martin. “It’s not something that you start dreaming the year you win 25 games. You dream it every single day.”. Luke Maye won it on this jump shot for North Carolina against Kentucky. (AP/Brandon Dill). Matter of fact, three of the four Final Four coaches — Martin, Gonzaga’s Mark Few and Oregon’s Dana Altman — have reached this stage of the tournament for the first time in their stellar careers. It’ll be an unforgettable first for one of them … or title No. 3 for Cryin’ Roy Williams. The latter scenario would be some kind of story, too, considering UNC’s devastating buzzer-beater defeat in last year’s title game. Some of the other storylines we’ll be obsessing over all week. The favorite: Which No. 1 seed is it, Gonzaga or North Carolina? It all depends on how you look at it. The Zags have what seems to be the lesser semifinal opponent (though to take South ...